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Updike at NCCAA meet today

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Former Tamaqua Area High School track and field standout Allison Updike will compete in the javelin throw today at the National Christian College Athletic Association Track and Field Championships in Rome, Ga.

She is seeded first in the javelin with a top throw this season of 163 feet, seven inches. Kathryn Ostlund of Oklahoma Christian is a distant second at 132-10 1/2.

A sophomore transfer from the University of Georgia, Updike is enjoying a record-breaking first season at Azusa Pacific University.

In just her second meet at the Division II California school, she launched the javelin 163-7 to shatter the school record of 153-6 held since 2000 by Vanessa Wilhelm.

The throw, which came April 4 in the Cal-Nevada Championships, was the second-longest in the NCAA Division II ranks this season, behind only Western Washington sophomore Bethany Drake (169-6).

After the NCCAA Championships, Updike will compete in the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field Championships May 22-24 at Grand Valley St ate in Allendale, Mich.

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